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MEANS FOR LIGHTING LAMPS.

No. 312,285. PaJ tent ed Feb. 17, 1885.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

I UNrrED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SYLVANUS E. MILLER, OF JERSEY CITY, NElV JERSEY, ASS IGNOR TO \VILLIAM BELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MEANS FOR LIGHTING LAMPS.

SPECIPICA'I'IDN forming part of Letters Patent No. 312,285, dated February 17, 1885.

Application filed February 6, 1F84.

Be it known that I, SYLVANUS E. MILLER, of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New J ersey,.have invented acertain new, and useful Improvement in Means for Lighting Lamps, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is principally to provide a simple and convenient means for lighting street-lamps. I will describe means embodying my invention. and then point out its various features in claims. 7

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a lamp-lighting apparatus embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a side view of a portion of the same. Fig. 3 is a top view thereof. Fig. :4 is a transverse section thereof, taken on the plane of the dotted line m, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a side View of a lamp-post and lamp. Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional elevation of the lamp-burner and its appurtenances. Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation. of a lamp-lighting apparatus of modified form embodying my improvement. Fig. Sis a sectional end viewof a part of the same. Fig. 9 is a top view of another part of the same. Fig. 10 is aside View of a lamp-post and lamp.

' Fig. 11 is a vertical section, on a larger scale,

of part of the lamp-post. Fig. 12 is a vertical section of thesame part of the 1amp-post, but

of the battery are connected by wires a to the ends of the primary wire of the induction-coil. The battery A, as here shown, is inclosed in a case, 0, and the induction-coil Bin a case, D. The cases 0 and D may be made of any suitable material. Each case has a removable cover provided with a screw-threaded rim or flange, wherebyit may bejsecurely fastened in place. A tube, E, connects the cases 0 D together. This tube may be made of metal or other suitable material. As here shown, it is screwed into the removable cover of the (N0 model.)

case 0 and into the bottom of the case D. The tube E has a longitudinal slot,'b, terminating at the upper end in a lateral extension, I). A rod, 0, extending from one of the plates of the battery Aas, for instance, from its zinc plate'h as at the upper end a lateral projection, 0, that passes through the slot bof the tube E. 13y taking hold of the projection c the plate may be lifted, and by slipping this projection 0 into the lateral extension I) of the slot 1) the plate may be suspended above the liquid of the batterywhile the battery is out of use. The wires a extend through the tube E.

From the cover of the case D, containing the induction-coil, a metal tube, F, extends. This tube will be of a convenient length for reaching any lamp to be lighted. At the upper end it has secured to it a metal arm, F, which bends or curves downward toward one end and upward toward the other end. A Wire, 61, extending from one end of the secondary wire of the induction-coil, is connected to a binding-screw, 6, extending from the tube F. A wire, cl, extending from the other end of the secondary wire of the'induction-coil, extends through the tube F to the upper part, thence through it to a piece of metal.f, which is arranged at one end of the arm F, but insulated therefromby a piece of insulating material, 9. As here shown, the piece of insulating material g is screwed into the end of the arm F, and the piece of metal f is screwed into the piece of insulating material g. The wires a d d are intended to be covered with insulating material.

The burner of the lamp-post shown is intended to be used for gas. It is therefore provided with a cock, h, whereby the gas may be turned on and off, This cock has an L- shaped arm, h, affixed to it. The arm F may be engaged with the L-shaped arm h, for the purpose of operating the gas-cock h. The arm h, the cock h, the gas-pipe, and the burner are made of metal; hence when the arm F is placed in contact with the arm h a path'of conducting material is afforded from the arm F to the burner. The burner is provided with a point, t, of platina or like metal. Another point, t, of the same metal, is also pro- ICO vided. This point t" is arranged close to the forced against the arm h of the gas-cock, so

7 block, 19, ofinsulating-"materialthatisinserted have been already described. The battery V the gas-cock has a central recess, 1, and notches point 2', so that a spark of electricity passing between them will ignite gas escaping from the burner. The point i is connected to a wire, j, which at the lower end is connected to a metal button, it. When the arm F is as to turn on the gas, the metal piecef will make contact with the button it, and thereupon a spark or sparks will pass between the points z i, and the gas escaping from the burner will be ignited.

The construction shown in Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 is very similar to those which and induction are similarly connected, but are arranged in a single case, which may be carried in a satchel. The rod 0 of the zinc plate of the battery maybe raised and fastened in any desirable position by a set-screw, c".

The gas-cock h of the lamp-post (shown in Figs. 10, 11, 12, and 13) is arranged very low down, where it can easily be reached. It is operated by a key, F This key is T-shaped, and the end which is adapted to engage with Z across the end. The central recess, l, fits the stem of the gas-cock, and the notches Z engage with ribs projecting from the stem of the cook. The key F is made of metal. The wire d, extending from the secondary wire of the induction-coil, is connected to a-binding-screw secured to the key, so as to be in electrical communication with the key. The wire d, extending from the secondary wire of the induction-coil, is connected to a bindingscrew secured to aplug of insulating material, m,which is inserted in the key. The wires ddare covered with insulating material, and are sufficiently long; to enable the key to be moved conveniently. A wire, d extends from the plug m to aprojection, n, from an arm, o, that extends from the key. The project-ion n consists, as here shown, of a screw fitted into a in the arm 0. \Vhenthe key is applied to the stem of the gas-cock, electrical communication is established between the wire (I and the burner, and when the key is turned the projection it makes contact with the button is, and 1 communication is therebyestablished between the wire d and a point like the point '5, heretofore described arranged adjacent to the burner. In this example of my improvement it is of course desirable that the stem of the gas-cock and key shall be so peculiarly shaped that no ordinary key or wrench can be used to operate the cock.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a portable lamp -lighting apparatus, the combination of a source of electricity, an induction-coil connected therewith, and an electric conductor or conductors having terminals insulated from each other, said apparatus being adapted for use in conjunction with a lamp having electrical conductors extending to the burner in such manner that a current of electricity may be conducted from the inductioncoil to the burner, substantially as specified.

2. In a portable lamp lighting apparatus,

the combination of a source of electricity, and

an electrical conductor or conductors having terminals insulated from each other, said apparatus being adapted for use in conjunction with a device for turning on gas to a lamp, said device having an electrical conductor or conductors extending to the burner, whereby when the gas is turned on a current of electricity will be conducted to the lamp, substan-' tially as specified.

3. In a portable 'lamp lighting apparatus, the combination of a battery and inductioncoil arranged in separate cases connected by an intermediate tube, a tube or rod extending from the upper case, a device suitable for turning on the gas at the burner, an electrical conductor connecting said device with the in-,

duction-coil, and another electrical conductor extending from the induction-coil, and having a terminal insulated from the device for operating the gas-cock, all being so arranged that gas may be turned on and a current of electricity transmitted to ignite gas-escaping from the burner, substantially as specified. S. E. MILLER. Vitnesses: p

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